Great Wei Nengchen

Zhidi Liu Yan, ascended the throne at the age of 8.He reigned for one year and died at the age of 9.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, seven emperors in a row all died short-lived, and the longest-lived emperor did not live past the age of 32. How many conspiracies and power struggles were involved behind these unnatural death emperors?There are intrigues in the palace, gold and iron horses in the hall, how many bloody wolves are lurking in this seemingly peaceful city of Luoyang?

In the eyes of others, the palace looks like a fairy, but in the eyes of Lingdi Liu Hong, it is more like a huge coffin. He can't escape, can't run away. I don't know how many nights he woke up suddenly from nightmares, sweating all over his body. The dragon robe on his body was drenched; in the dark, he always felt that the seven deceased emperors were not far from his bed, calling him continuously, "Let's go! Let's go together! Come with us!..."

Today's Great Han Dynasty is like a tripod, on which the emperor sits, and those relatives, eunuchs, and gentry are the three legs that support the tripod. They fight with each other and restrict each other. However, this tripod will be overturned immediately; in order to save his life, what Lingdi Liu Hong has to do is to maintain the balance between the three tripod legs, he will cushion the one that is short, and grind the one that is long; Therefore, when the power of the eunuchs became stronger, Emperor Ling tried his best to confer He Jin, his relative, as a general. With the technique of balance, he has sat on the throne safely for 22 years, and after this winter, he will be 33 years old. At this age, he is enough to make him look down on the previous emperors of the seven generations of Han Dynasty. .

What others see is always the joy of the emperor, but no one knows the pain of the emperor. Only the person who really sits on that seat knows the pain of being an emperor. Unfortunately, because there can only be one person sitting on the throne forever, this kind of The pain is unspeakable, let alone shared, and can only be endured silently by the emperor alone. This is also the price of being a "son of heaven"...

Thinking back on his miserable life, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty Liu Hong could only scold God secretly in his heart: "The emperor is so fucking not made by humans!..."

66. Chapter 66 Princess Haiyan

Since ancient times, the only difficult thing is death. If a person is not afraid of death, then there is nothing in this world that can make him afraid. Death is certainly terrifying, but sometimes it can also become a source of motivation, especially when an emperor is facing When he dies, he often becomes resolute and decisive; at this time, Emperor Han Ling, who was lying on the dragon couch, closed his eyes slightly, frowning as if he was weighing something repeatedly... "The balance game of power should be over!"

"Your Majesty, the prince Liu Xie and Princess Haiyan are asking to see you!" At this moment, two old eunuchs walked in with their bows. They were the great eunuchs who were called "Zhang Changshi is my father and Zhao Changshi is my mother" by Emperor Ling. Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.These two men and the eunuchs Feng Xuan, Duan Gui, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, Guo Sheng and others formed the eunuch's buddies, named "Ten Attendants", and controlled the affairs of the Han court. Great power became one of the three forces supporting the Han Dynasty.

"Quick! Announce them to come in!" Hearing his sons and daughters come to see him, Hanling Emperor Liu Hong's pale face finally showed a trace of blood, and his eyes became bright.

"promise!……"

Hanling Emperor Liu Hong had two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Liu Bian, was born to Empress He, and the second son, Liu Xie, was born to Wang Meiren. It is very much loved by Emperor Ling, and people don't know its origin; it is said that on the night when the princess was born, Emperor Ling of Han dreamed of a golden petrel flying from the sky, circling three times around his emperor's bedroom, chirping several times, and then disappeared ...

Swallows are a good omen!Therefore, after the birth of his daughter, Emperor Ling was overjoyed and named it "Haiyan" directly, and gave a one-time reward to his infant daughter: 3000 million yuan, 5000 pieces of silk, and [-] households in Tangmuyi!Doting on Long even surpassed his two sons.

As the figure flickered, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl walked in first. Behind her was a head of jet-black long hair, her facial features were exquisite, and there was a hint of blue in her jewel-like bright eyes; the bridge of her nose was larger than that of ordinary people. Slightly taller; there is a charming smile on the bright red lips, and the rosy face is rosy, just like the rising sun; in the cold winter, he wears a white fox fur coat inlaid with gold trim, and the waist is tied with silver. On the silk belt, there is even a small golden-handled scimitar on it. The two-foot-long blade has a crescent-like arc, and the tassel is floating in front of him.

The only person in the world who dares to carry a weapon in front of the emperor is probably this princess. Although this "Princess Haiyan" is a daughter, she was resolute and intelligent since she was a child. , and good martial arts, fine riding and archery, every autumn when the clansmen of the Han Dynasty hunt together with the emperor, it is always this princess who takes the lead and shoots the most prey.

It can be said that Princess Haiyan is a combination of intelligence, fortitude, and nobility, and she is like a beautiful iceberg snow lotus!So much so that Ling Emperor Liu Hong often sighed to this heroic daughter: "It's a pity that you are not born as a man. If you were a man, who would I give you as the throne?"

Behind the girl in white was a little boy about six or seven years old, who was the second son of the emperor, Liu Xie. A smart and quick-witted kid.In the harem, the relationship between the siblings has always been the closest, so they often come to pay their respects together.

"Your ministers see Father! Father, Shengan!" The girl's crisp voice and the little boy's milky voice sounded at the same time.

"Children, get down quickly, come here, give me a seat!"

Everyone loves their children. There is no difference between a noble emperor and an ordinary farmer on this point. Looking at the pair of smart and lovely children in front of him, Lingdi Liu Hong's face flushed for a while, and his tired spirit seemed to be exhausted. Immediately cheered up.

"It's an eventful autumn now. Your Majesty is the safety of all the people in the world, and you are the children's reliance. The weather is very cold this year. I hope that the father will take good care of the dragon body!" Princess Haiyan said first, her voice was as clear and melodious as an oriole out of the valley. , In one sentence, there are not only the courtiers' advice to the emperor, but also the children's dependence on their father, and it also contains a deep sense of concern.

"Hehe! My son has a heart!" For this extremely intelligent daughter, Lingdi Liu Hong not only lamented, but still lamented! "If this woman is a man, she will definitely become the master of the great man's generation of ZTE in the future, why should I worry about what will happen after her death!"

"I report to my father, my brother Liu Xie is seven years old, and he is smart and eager to learn. It is reasonable to invite a grand tutor to teach him well." Princess Haiyan said as if she was casually saying something, but in fact the words had a lot of meaning , "The Taifu is also the master of the prince! Who is the prince? The person taught by the Taifu must be the prince! And now I want to invite the Taifu for Liu Xie. The name is to invite the Taifu, and it is actually to invite the Prince!"

"Oh! That's right! My son is already eight years old!" Looking at his lovely son, the love in Emperor Ling's eyes became stronger. Under the excitement, he coughed for a while, and said after a little thought, "There are many well-learned people in the court, who is qualified for the post of Taifu?"

"Situ Wangyun, one of the three princes, knowledgeable, and loyal to the Han family, can be called the Taifu!" Emperor Ling stroked his back, and Princess Haiyan seemed to choose a candidate casually.

"Quite!" Lingdi pondered for a moment, nodded slightly in agreement, his daughter's vision was very accurate, Situ Wangyun is indeed a good candidate to escort the young master! …………

After a cordial conversation between father and daughter, in order not to disturb Lingdi's rest, Princess Haiyan took the little hand of the second son Liu Xie and stood up to say goodbye. Standing Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong couldn't help but nodded frequently; "Your blessing, the daughter of the Zhentian family!"

After watching his daughters leave, Emperor Ling continued his own thinking. His body was getting worse and worse. He had a serious illness a year ago and only got better after several months of care. He knew that his body was exhausted. One time is really not far from the limit.

"Hey! Sigh helplessly." Liu Xie, the second son of my favorite heir, is only 7 years old this year. Raise your head; the powerful clans are eyeing the throne covetously, the local state shepherds are all armed with heavy soldiers, and there is also the foreign relative General He Jin, who is the uncle of the emperor's eldest son Liu Bian, once he establishes the emperor's second son Liu Xie..., Do you want your young son to go through the ordeal he suffered again?"

Then Emperor Ling glanced at Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong who were standing by his side, "These two are his most trusted eunuchs, and they are still loyal, but if the young prince succeeds, they can still do it." Can you be so loyal? You know, in the history of the Han Dynasty, there was more than one emperor who was poisoned by eunuchs!"

While the emperor was repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, a young eunuch suddenly trotted up to him, knelt down and saluted, and said, "My Majesty, General He Jin, please see me, and wait outside the palace gate now!"

Emperor Ling of Han, who was interrupted from thinking, had a look of anger in his eyes, and frowned, "He Jin's purpose for seeing him is very clear, it's nothing more than watching his body decline day by day, so he's eager to push his nephew to the top position, hehe, I think My beauty, I'm not dead yet!"

Zhang Rang, who was standing by the side, was about to speak, but Han Lingdi stopped him unexpectedly, and said in person, "Tell the general, I feel a little unwell today, see you!"

"No!" The little eunuch bowed and took a few steps back, then turned and ran towards the gate of the palace.

At the same time, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong looked at each other, and they both saw a look of shock in each other's eyes; although their original intention was not to let the emperor receive He Jin, they refused to let him see him, but now they are The emperor himself didn't want to see it, but the same result represented a completely different meaning; the emperor got rid of their control and had his own opinion.

"Pass the decree, set up the Yangde Hall!" Han Lingdi ordered in an unquestionable voice.Now he is not only an emperor, but also a father. As an emperor, he can be cowardly and stupid; but every father in the world who protects his children is definitely the bravest. Now it is time for him to fulfill his duties as a father.

Immediately, eunuchs came over to attend to the grooming. After finishing washing, Lingdi Liu Hongqiang put on his dragon robe and the crown facing the sky. Guided by the servant of the palace and guarded by many soldiers, he set up a full set of emperor's guard of honor and went to Nangong Deyang Hall .

Deyang Hall!It is more than three feet high, and the hall can accommodate ten thousand people. It is the main hall of the imperial palace.It is said that outside the city of Luoyang, you can see the Deyang Palace connected to the sky. Of course, it doesn’t matter.

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When Emperor Yeling Liu Hong suddenly summoned his ministers in Yangde Hall, the emperor who had never been in charge of politics issued three imperial decrees overnight:

The first way: Recruit the sons of the good families in Luoyang and set up a new army, named: Xiyuan Suwei Forbidden Army, responsible for protecting all security matters of the palace. The new army has a total of eight captains: among them, the eunuch most trusted by the emperor, Xiao Huang Men Jianshuo was the lieutenant of the upper military academy and commanded the whole army.

The second way: Today the world is in turmoil, the Kyushu is uneasy, the country is in danger of being overwhelmed, and the country is in trouble. For the sake of the Han Dynasty, the post of state shepherd is reset, and the clan of the Han family is specially appointed. Liu Yao is Yangzhou shepherd, Liu Biao is Jingzhou animal husbandry, Liu Yan is Yizhou animal husbandry; out of the town, to protect the environment and the people.

The third way is to order General Anguo and Shangdang Prefect Zhang Yang to immediately lead his troops back to Beijing to face Sheng, to state the defense of the four counties of Yanmen and the Xiongnu, and to participate in the Luoyang Parade. There must be no mistakes!

As soon as the three imperial edicts came out, the world shook; those veteran officials and Confucian scholars who were loyal to the Han Dynasty burst into tears of joy. The emperor who had been in a coma for 22 years finally turned his prodigal son back, and the great Han Dynasty is hopeful!

People in the Han Dynasty easily forgive the emperor's mistakes. No matter how dizzy or cruel the emperor is, as long as he can correct his mistakes, or show a little intention of reforming, then everyone will collectively choose to forget the pain of the past and continue to support the emperor's rule. The most classic is the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. This powerful emperor fought for years, built palaces, and wasted the world. The burden on the people was extremely heavy. , almost provoked a civil uprising; but in the end, the emperor expressed his mistake and issued a "Luntai Edict", which immediately won the forgiveness of the people all over the world.

When most people were moved to tears, there were also a few smart people who watched secretly; the purpose of the emperor's establishment of the "Xiyuan Suwei Forbidden Army" was nothing more than to restrict the military power of the general He Jin.The establishment of three Han family clansmen on the Yangtze River at one time as state shepherds seems to be intended to support a new force in addition to the three forces of foreign relatives, eunuchs, and gentry, and use it to restrict the original forces.

Only this last edict seems to be the most common. Although the Han Dynasty was in decline, it was never weak in dealing with foreigners. It was normal for the emperor to care about the situation of the Xiongnu; therefore, no one paid special attention to it.

67. Chapter 67 How Eunuchs Are Made

In the middle of the night, the cold wind howled, and the thick snow on the ground was blown around by the strong wind again. There seemed to be countless demons and ghosts roaring together in the world. In a secret room of the Xiyuan Harem, hundreds of eunuchs stood guard with their swords. , everyone is facing the outside, cautiously guarding around, a lamp the size of a soybean grain in the house is constantly swaying, the dim light makes the place look infinitely terrifying, the eunuchs of the "Ten Permanent Attendants" headed by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong We have been discussing here for half a day, and there is only one theme of the meeting --- "How to protect the rights in your hands!"

The great eunuchs Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang sat in the main seat and the second seat respectively, and the other eight people sat on both sides. The ten permanent attendants seemed to be a whole, but in fact they were also intriguing internally. Some of these people were the emperor's confidantes, and some were close Empress Dowager Dong, there were also people who communicated secretly with Empress He, and some even colluded with forces outside the palace. Although there were only ten people in the palace, the complexity of the relationship and the entanglement of interests could not be described in words.Among these ten people, some are allies, some are hostile, some are hostile on the surface, but they are secretly colluding with each other, and some are allies on the surface, but they can stab a knife in the back as soon as they turn around; "There are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies. Eternal benefit" was vividly expressed among them.

Although the meeting lasted for a long time, there was no result discussed. During the meeting, everyone took turns to speak, and they all said a lot of impassioned and solidarity. When it came to the depth of love, some people even shed tears. If you really believed those words, it would take a few days for the companions sitting in the banquet to eat all the scum left. After making countless communication gestures in secret, everyone's eyes finally fell on Zhang Rang. In any case, he is the leader of the group.

"Have you finished speaking? Let's listen to what the miscellaneous family has to say!" After watching for a long time, Zhang Rang finally began to exercise his authority as the leader.

"Please enlighten me, ancestor!" The rest of the people immediately bowed and said in unison; the eunuchs have no descendants, but they pay more attention to the inheritance of generations. For the elder eunuchs with the highest status, they have always been called ancestors. It's just a polite name. In the harem, there are countless 'ancestors' who died at the hands of juniors.

"Although the emperor has become more diligent recently, his body and bones are getting worse day by day. Now the two princes are still young. If we want to keep our wealth for a long time, we need to take a long-term view," Zhang Rang said. Zhiyin made it very clear that at present, the establishment of a reserve is the fundamental event to maintain the rights of their eunuchs.

Although Emperor Han Ling had countless daughters in his life, he only had two sons. The eldest son, Liu Bian, was born to the Empress Why, and the second son, Liu Xie, was born to Wang Meiren. Adopted by Empress Dowager Dong, the biological mother of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, which side should I stand on?Liu Bian?Or Liu Xie?

"I don't know which prince the old ancestor thought would be able to inherit the great power?" Qian Shuo, one of the ten permanent attendants, asked first, and at the same time secretly touched the saber at his waist, because he is now serving as the commander of the Xiyuan Imperial Army. He is a lieutenant in the military academy, so he usually dresses up as a warrior and never leaves his sword.

"Hehe!" Zhang Rang just chuckled and did not answer the question. Instead, he gave Qian Shuo a playful look. Everyone knew that Qian Shuo was the emperor's confidant, otherwise it would not be his turn. He is in charge of the imperial army, and Emperor Ling of Han obviously favored Liu Xie, the second son of the emperor.

Under the pressure of Zhang Rang's playful gaze, Qian Shuo soon broke into a cold sweat. He knew the horror of this "old ancestor", but it was related to the succession of the great position, as the emperor's confidant , he could only bite the bullet and ask again: "Please tell the ancestors, which prince is more suitable to inherit the great rule?"

"Of course it is to support a suitable prince!" Zhang Rang's answer was still confusing. Looking at the bewildered eyes of everyone, he smiled slightly and added, "Have you forgotten how our rights come from?"

Zhang Rang's words brought everyone into thinking again. No one in this world can succeed casually. The emperor needs to go through bloody and cruel competition to be in the top position. Only by studying hard all night long can we usher in the glory of being named on the gold list. Similarly, eunuchs can have their current power and status. Apart from suffering that pitiful knife, they have also experienced countless hard struggles. Moreover, this struggle is a long and long 400 years...